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Replies for: I really like the ternary operator in theory. Beeing able to have branching in an expression is lovely, but I hate how hard it is to read in JS (ex...

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Bello Osagie • 
a = 5
b = 10
check_condition = True if a < b else False 
print(check_condition) # True
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That may be true because some people will disagree with you. But generally, python has a better syntax. That is why Python is used for complex code structure in AI, machine Learning, data science, etc.

If you already know JavaScript on the browser or web, I recommend trying out Brython...

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RobertSeidler •

I'll give Brython a go, never heard of it :D

But JS has it's pros, too. In python I do miss having functions as first class objects (although that might help python, still. Making it more clear). And everything async feels slugish in python compared to js.

I enjoy switching back and forth every now and again.

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Bello Osagie •

That's because you used Python... It happens to everyone at some point...